A restriction engaging system includes, a restriction engager, one or more restrictions, and at least one counter configured to permit or prevent passage of a restriction engager through one of the one or more restrictions.
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one or more restriction engagers;
one or more restrictions; and
at least one counter configured to permit or prevent passage of a restriction engager through one of the one or more restrictions, the at least one counter configured to be responsively indexed each time one of the restriction engagers passes through the one of the one or more restrictions, the at least one counter preventing passage of an additional one of the restriction engagers after a selected number of the restriction engagers have passed the one of the one or more restrictions.
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This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/437,412, filed May 7, 2009 now U.S. Pat. No. 8,261,761, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
In industries concerned with earth formation boreholes, such as hydrocarbon recovery and gas sequestration, for example, it is not uncommon for various operations to utilize a temporary or permanent plugging device. Sometimes plugging is desirable at a first location, and subsequently at a second location. Moreover, additional plugging locations may also be desired and the plugging can be sequential for the locations or otherwise. Systems employing droppable members, such as balls, for example, are typically used for just such purpose. The ball is dropped to a ball seat positioned at the desired location within the borehole thereby creating the desired plug.
In applications where the first location is further from surface than the second location, it is common to employ seats with sequentially smaller diameters at locations further from the surface. Dropping balls having sequentially larger diameters allows the ball seat furthest from surface to be plugged first (by a ball whose diameter is complementary to that seat), followed by the ball seat second furthest from surface (by a ball whose diameter is complementary to that seat) and so on.
The foregoing system, however, creates increasingly restrictive dimensions within the borehole that can negatively impact flow therethrough as well as limit the size of tools that can be run into the borehole. Systems and methods that allow operators to plug boreholes at multiple locations without the drawbacks mentioned would be well received in the art.
Disclosed herein is a restriction engaging system. The system includes, a restriction engager, one or more restrictions, and at least one counter configured to permit or prevent passage of a restriction engager through one of the one or more restrictions.
The following descriptions should not be considered limiting in any way. With reference to the accompanying drawings, like elements are numbered alike:
A detailed description of one or more embodiments of the disclosed apparatus and method are presented herein by way of exemplification and not limitation with reference to the Figures.
Embodiments of the selectively movable seat arrangement disclosed herein are positionable within a borehole tubular or open hole and maintain a seat arrangement or restriction to a member or restriction engager after having allowed a selected number of restriction engagers to pass therethrough. When the restriction is maintained, the restriction engager can sealingly engage the restriction thereby sealing the borehole tubular to flow therepast. Such a seal allows for the creation of a pressure differential in the borehole that is usable by operators for such things as actuation of tools and fracturing of formations, for example.
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Movement of the pivot arms 26 from the first pivot arm position to the second pivot arm position is accomplished by urging a restriction engager 14 therethrough with pressure, for example. Ramped surfaces 54 on the first ends 38 are configured to cause the first ends 38 to move radially outwardly in response to a restriction engager 14, such as a ball, being urged thereagainst. Movement of the pivot arms 26 to the second pivot arm position causes the second ends 42 to move radially inwardly. This radial inward movement causes a tooth 58 on each of a plurality of rams 62 to disengage teeth 66 on an outer radial surface 70 of the second ends 42 of the pivot arms 26. Once the tooth 58 of the ram 62 is disengaged the ram 62 is able to move longitudinally under a biasing load provided by a biasing member 74, disclosed herein as a compression spring.
An escapement 78, illustrated herein as a lever 82 pivotal about pivot point 84, engages with teeth 86 on an inner surface 90 of a tubular 94, such as a casing or drillstring, positioned within a wellbore 98, limits the longitudinal movement of the ram 62. The lever 82 and teeth 86 are sized and positioned to allow the ram 62 to advance only a specific dimension each time the tooth 58 disengages from the teeth 66. This dimension coincides with the spacing between the adjacent teeth 66. In so doing, the escapement 78 assures that the tooth 58 will reengage with the next tooth 66 each time the pivot arms 26 return to the first pivot arm position. The lever 82 can be rotationally biased, in a direction of arrow 100, by a biasing member (not shown) such as a torsional spring, for example, to assure that the lever 82 engages with the teeth 86.
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An annular dimension of the first end 38 of the pivot arms 26 is set to essentially fill an annular gap 108 defined between the outer radial surface 70 and the inner surface 90. By filling the annular gap 108, the first end 38 prevents any additional radial outward pivoting of the pivot arms 26. This non-pivoting condition of the pivot arms 26 maintains the restriction 18 thereby preventing passage of the restriction engager 14 and providing a sealing seat for the restriction engager 14 to seal to. The foregoing structure allows an operator to selectively set how many restriction engagers 14 will pass each restriction 18 before the restriction 18 is maintained, thereby preventing additional restriction engagers 14 from passing.
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When in the first deformable arm position (shown in
The counter 122 includes a rotationally indexable sleeve 170 that is longitudinally movable against a biasing member 182 that longitudinally biases the sleeve 170 and the deformable arms 126 in a direction wherein the nonrecessed portion 166 radially supports the deformable arms 126. The restriction 118 and the sleeve 170 are therefore longitudinally movable in response to a restriction engager 114 contacting the deformable arms 126 and providing a longitudinal urging against them in response to pressure applied thereto. The biasing member 182 can reset the sleeve 170 and the deformable arms 126 back to the first deformable arm position after the restriction engager 114 has passed therethrough. Ramped surfaces 184 assure the deformable arms 126 return to the first deformable arm position while also preventing them from wedgably engaging within the annular recess 154.
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Angled surfaces 206 between the slots 186 and angled surfaces 210 on an end 214 of the tabs 194 cause rotational indexing the sleeve 170 when the sleeve 170 is moved toward the bottoms 202. Similarly, the saw tooth stop surface 188 and the angled surface 218 on the tabs 194 cause the sleeve 170 to rotationally index in response to movement of the sleeve 170 under urging of the biasing member 182. Rotational stop surfaces 222 on the saw tooth stop surface 188, act as an escapement 226 to prevent rotation of the sleeve 170 beyond the next slot 186, thereby assure indexing of only one slot 186 per passage of one of the restriction engagers 114.
The foregoing structure provides a well operator with the means to set a restriction 118 to selectively pass a desired number of restriction engagers 114 by forming the tubular 162 with the desired number of shallow slots 186A and 186B before a deep slot 186C.
While the invention has been described with reference to an exemplary embodiment or embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed as the best mode contemplated for carrying out this invention, but that the invention will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the claims. Also, in the drawings and the description, there have been disclosed exemplary embodiments of the invention and, although specific terms may have been employed, they are unless otherwise stated used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention therefore not being so limited. Moreover, the use of the terms first, second, etc. do not denote any order or importance, but rather the terms first, second, etc. are used to distinguish one element from another. Furthermore, the use of the terms a, an, etc. do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item.
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